The contractor behind renovation work at the site of Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades had previously breached safety requirements for construction projects on multiple occasions, the Post has found.
Prestige Construction & Engineering Co Limited was convicted of two safety offences in a Mid-Levels project in November 2023, according to Labour Department records seen by the Post.
Despite the offences, the firm would subsequently take on renovation work in 2024 at Wang Fuk Court housing estate in…